Across
- 3. molten rock in the ground
- 5. a supercontinent formed during the late Paleozoic era that existed until the late Triassic era approximately 280-320 million years ago
- 7. a dense, fast-moving,solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases
- 8. the deepest and hottest layer of our planet
- 10. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
- 14. molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of a liquid
- 15. ancient super continent that incorporated present-day south America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar,India, Australia, and antarctica
- 16. liquid layer of Earth's core, located between the inner core and the mantle
- 17. heat driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
- 18. originator of continental drift hypothesis
- 20. the outermost shell of a terrestrial
Down
- 1. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
- 2. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
- 4. major fracture of the Earth's crust in extreme western north america
- 6. a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
- 9. not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time
- 11. features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain
- 12. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the earth
- 13. a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano
- 19. happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
